Estevao claims that he wants to “make history” at Chelsea by becoming the most successful Brazilian in the history of the team. Estevao, 17, is one of the most promising young players to come out of Brazil in recent years, and Chelsea announced in June that they had finalized a £28 million agreement to sign him.
Estevao, who will play for the Blues next summer, has risen to prominence quickly since making his Palmeiras first-team debut in December of last year. He has scored 14 goals in 42 games for his boyhood team. The young phenom made history by becoming the first player under the age of 18 to record 20 goal contributions (12 goals, 8 assists) in a single Brazilian Serie A campaign with the win in Palmeiras’ recent triumph over Gremio.
Future Chelsea star Willian Estevao reveals shirt number
Remember This summer, Chelsea reached an agreement with Palmeiras, a Brazilian club, that may fetch up to £51 million for the 17-year-old, who will join his new teammates the following summer. When questioned about his plans for shirt number at Chelsea in an interview with ESPN Brazil, Estevão said, “It will be cool if they give me the shirt 41 like I have at Palmeiras.”
In a separate interview, he discussed his decision to pick Chelsea over other top teams. “I chose Chelsea because of their planning, and I was very pleased with that,” he told The Guardian. for both my own and my family’s benefit. It was the club that believed in my potential. I’m hoping to pay them back. This teenage sensation is Chelsea’s most expensive acquisition from South America, a sector they have been concentrating on since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital took over.
